Cohen, who recently committed his future to the Saints, is on the short list for MBNA Try of the Season for his 60-metre effort against Harlequins at Franklin's Gardens. Meanwhile club captain Reihana is up for the Gillette Power Award.

The panel consisted of Andrew Baldock (Press Association), Mick Cleary (Daily Telegraph), Miles Harrison (SKY Sports), Alastair Hignell (BBC), Stephen Jones (The Sunday Times), Barry Newcombe (UK Media Sport), Dave Rogers (Getty Images) and Phil Winstanley, Rugby Manager at Premier Rugby.

The full list of awards and nominees is as follows:

GUINNESS PREMIERSHIP Player of the Season
Martin Castrogiovanni, Leicester Tigers
Martin Corry, Leicester Tigers
Glen Jackson, Saracens
Shane Jennings, Leicester Tigers
Roy Winters, Bristol Rugby

Land Rover Discovery of the Season
Toby Flood, Newcastle Falcons, 21 years old
James Haskell, London Wasps, 22
Ryan Lamb, Gloucester Rugby, 20
Tom Rees, London Wasps, 22
Dominic Waldouck, London Wasps, 19

O2 Director of Rugby of the Season
Alan Gaffney, Saracens
Richard Hill, Bristol Rugby
Patrick Howard, Leicester Tigers
Dean Ryan, Gloucester Rugby

MBNA Try of the Season
Nick Abendanon, Bath Rugby v Leicester Tigers, Saturday 9th September
Tom May, Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks, Tuesday 26th December
Ben Cohen, Northampton Saints v NEC Harlequins, Saturday 17th February
Mark Foster, Gloucester Rugby v NEC Harlequins, Saturday 17th March
Kieran Roche, London Irish v Bristol Rugby, Saturday 16th September
Tom Varndell, Leicester Tigers v London Irish, Saturday 18th November

Gilbert Golden Boot
Olly Barkley, Bath Rugby
Glen Jackson, Saracens
Adrian Jarvis, NEC Harlequins

EDF Energy Community Player of the Season
Richard Haughton, Saracens
Matt Perry, Bath Rugby
Dale Rasmussen, Worcester Warriors
Dave Walder, London Wasps

Gillette Power Award
Alex Brown, Gloucester Rugby
Mark Cueto, Sale Sharks
Bruce Reihana, Northampton Saints
Roy Winters, Bristol Rugby

Elsewhere Saints today announced that the club will be withdrawing its appeal - due to be heard on Thursday - against the six-month ban imposed by an RFU Disciplinary Panel on Dylan Hartley. He will not be able to play until October 17, 2007. And John Brooks has signed a two-year contract with Harlequins.